Reply With QuoteThe tamron should be a nice sharp lens, better than the IS canon 70-300 (which isnt at its best at 300) and more like the nikon af-s one I think.
A good effort by tamron that lens I think.
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I have a Sigma 70-300 (non-IS) that I bought several years ago. I don't use it often but when I do I'm pretty disappointed with the sharpness, but I expect that for a budget lens. Just wondering though if the Tamron you guys are talking about is much better? I googled and found lots of recent reviews of the Tamron but nothing for the Sigma.
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The tamron should be a nice sharp lens, better than the IS canon 70-300 (which isnt at its best at 300) and more like the nikon af-s one I think.
A good effort by tamron that lens I think.
Canon 5DmkII, 400L, Canon 17-40L, Canon 24mmf3.5 TS-E, Canon 70-200f2.8L, Tamron 90mm SP AF Di f2.8 Macro, Sigma 50mmf1.4 EX HSM, Nissin Di866 flash, Manfrotto 190xprob & Markins Q3t head, Lee filters, Lowepro Flipside 400AW, Yong Nuo rf 602 triggers.
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Last nite(stuff from kitchen)
ISO 1250
f8
1/13 sec hand held
81mm
Should have used tripod at that shutter speed,I guess the IS(VC tamron)does help,can hear it working thats for sure
Resized jpeg no PP
Ive been considering this too. I really don't use my 70-200 anywhere near as much as I thought I would. When I do it's always at the long end and quite often with the TC on!Originally Posted by rjd
Canon > 5DIII | 17-40 L | 35 L | 24-105 L | 70-200 f/2.8 IS II L | 100 L | 400 f/2.8 IS II L | 600 EX-RT | 1.4x TC III | 2x TC III
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I think I prefer the 70-200 range for landscapes on the 5d2 though, I just dont typically need 2.8 for that!
Canon 5DmkII, 400L, Canon 17-40L, Canon 24mmf3.5 TS-E, Canon 70-200f2.8L, Tamron 90mm SP AF Di f2.8 Macro, Sigma 50mmf1.4 EX HSM, Nissin Di866 flash, Manfrotto 190xprob & Markins Q3t head, Lee filters, Lowepro Flipside 400AW, Yong Nuo rf 602 triggers.
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The Canon 70-300 L is a great price on there sale,only a few dollars more than from PI store
You wouldn't be losing the range though?
Canon > 5DIII | 17-40 L | 35 L | 24-105 L | 70-200 f/2.8 IS II L | 100 L | 400 f/2.8 IS II L | 600 EX-RT | 1.4x TC III | 2x TC III
What shop/sites are you referring to please?The Canon 70-300 L is a great price on there sale,only a few dollars more than from PI store
Canon > 5DIII | 17-40 L | 35 L | 24-105 L | 70-200 f/2.8 IS II L | 100 L | 400 f/2.8 IS II L | 600 EX-RT | 1.4x TC III | 2x TC III
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yeah its wider at the wide end and a lot shorter at the long end. But I tend to use the long end less for landscapes anyhow.
70-200 is often a lens I use just because I want to not because its the right lens.
Canon 5DmkII, 400L, Canon 17-40L, Canon 24mmf3.5 TS-E, Canon 70-200f2.8L, Tamron 90mm SP AF Di f2.8 Macro, Sigma 50mmf1.4 EX HSM, Nissin Di866 flash, Manfrotto 190xprob & Markins Q3t head, Lee filters, Lowepro Flipside 400AW, Yong Nuo rf 602 triggers.
Ah, you mean you like that range more on the 5d than the 7d. I read it initially as you prefer 70-200 range over 70-300 which made no sense!
Canon > 5DIII | 17-40 L | 35 L | 24-105 L | 70-200 f/2.8 IS II L | 100 L | 400 f/2.8 IS II L | 600 EX-RT | 1.4x TC III | 2x TC III
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70-300 gets me the same reach as the 70-200 on a 7d but more width, and IS too lol. Just slower. More compact, and a touch lighter.
Canon 5DmkII, 400L, Canon 17-40L, Canon 24mmf3.5 TS-E, Canon 70-200f2.8L, Tamron 90mm SP AF Di f2.8 Macro, Sigma 50mmf1.4 EX HSM, Nissin Di866 flash, Manfrotto 190xprob & Markins Q3t head, Lee filters, Lowepro Flipside 400AW, Yong Nuo rf 602 triggers.
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Kodac shop in Hornby mall,dont know how long sale is on for?
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How much is it on for, 70-300L is $1900 at expert infotech.
Canon 5DmkII, 400L, Canon 17-40L, Canon 24mmf3.5 TS-E, Canon 70-200f2.8L, Tamron 90mm SP AF Di f2.8 Macro, Sigma 50mmf1.4 EX HSM, Nissin Di866 flash, Manfrotto 190xprob & Markins Q3t head, Lee filters, Lowepro Flipside 400AW, Yong Nuo rf 602 triggers.
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2K.
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lincoln Comedy Nite (last night)
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Apart from the fact that Paul Ego is in the images, they look ok, although hard to tell absolute sharpness when resized and compressed for the web. Ego's head looks a little soft, but is that movement blur on his behalf, or your camera demonstrating good taste?
But the key thing is - are you pleased with the performance of the lens? Looks like it was fairly dark on stage, yet there is no apparent camera shake/motion blur issues. the image I checked was 1/30th at 175mm on a 60D, so about 280mm effective. Getting a good amount of stabilization there I suspect.
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With out the IS I would have been stuffed,the full body shot one is 1/13 sec and while its by no means sharp its well outside the IS working range IMO, iso 1600 for all the shots,maybe I should have bumped it up another click or two.
I had turned the raw files off a few days before for some reason and forgot to turn back on,may have cleaned up alittle better as raws.I'm quite happy with the last shot under the conditions,its quite sharp full size
They only had 2 flood lights on poles at front corners of stage at 45 deg,because they stood at front of stage they werent in the main light unless stepping back 2-3 meters which they didnt do much.
Was a great nite,they put on a very entertaining show
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A slightly noisy images is better than an image softened by motion blur. There are no options once its softened with motion blur. Careful PP can remove most noise without removing too much detail
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